Front seats are comfortable yet supportive. Passengers riding in the back seat of the Crew Cab won't be complaining about being cramped, not with 33.6 inches of legroom. Adults riding in the two forward-facing rear seats in the King Cab might not be eager for a long drive, but still have more than two feet to stretch their legs.
Entry into the rear seat is helped by grab handles built into both B pillars (the vertical pillar alongside the front seat backs. Rear-seat passengers in all Frontiers have access to a pair of cup holders. The windows in the rear doors of Frontier Crew Cabs power down all the way.
Safety is improved for rear-seat passengers when Frontiers are equipped with the optional inflatable curtain airbags that cover both front and side windows in the event of a side impact. Curtain airbags are designed to provide head protection.
Storage containers are built into the nearly flat rear floor beneath the rear seats in both cab styles, and seat bottoms can be flipped up to provide additional cargo space.
The driver grasps a nicely sized (not too large) steering wheel with a rim that has a tab-like enlargement on each side, right where you want to rest your thumbs to maintain a proper 9 and 3 o'clock driving position. Entry into the front seats is enhanced by grab handles on either side of the interior windshield support (A-pillar) with an additional grab handle in the interior roof just above the passenger-side door.
The A-pillars also incorporate defroster vents that should quickly clear side windows in winter or humid weather conditions. Sun visors have extenders to help cover the full width of side windows. A deep and dotted matrix behind the interior rear view mirror also helps protect the driver's eyes when driving into sunrise or sunset.
A covered storage tray sits on top of the center part of the dashboard. The Frontier has a pair of glove boxes in front of the front passenger's seat, with additional storage in the door pockets and center console, and three power outlets. Cup holders have removable inserts so they can handle large beverage containers.
The driver sits behind a large and complete gauge array. Controls for heating and ventilation systems have large knobs that are easy to find and to use, as is the knob for switching between two-wheel drive and four-high and four-low.
Unlike earlier Frontiers, the new model has a standard, lever-operated handbrake, preferable to the pull-handle still used on some Toyota Tacoma models.
